Nikon COOLPIX 5000 P5000 User's Manual - Page 30

The Viewfinder, Frame a picture, Ready the camera - lenses

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3 Frame a picture 3.1 Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, and microphone. When taking pictures in portrait orientation with the camera rotated 90°, hold the camera with the flash uppermost. 3.2 Frame the picture Frame the picture with the subject positioned in approximately the center of the monitor or viewfinder. 1/125 F4.3 9 A The Viewfinder Use the viewfinder to frame pictures when bright light makes it difficult to see the display in the monitor. Note that because the image in the viewfinder may differ from the final picture, the monitor should be used at distances of about 1m (3ft. 3in.) or less, at image sizes of 3,648×2,432 (h) or 3,584×2,016 (9), or when using converter lenses (available separately; B 79, 90) or digital zoom (B 19). 18 Basic Photography and Playback

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18
Basic Photography and Playback
3
Frame a picture
3.1
Ready the camera
Hold the camera steadily in both hands,
keeping your fingers and other objects
away from the lens, flash, and microphone.
When taking pictures in portrait orientation
with the camera rotated 90°, hold the cam-
era with the flash uppermost.
3.2
Frame the picture
Frame the picture with the subject posi-
tioned in approximately the center of the
monitor or viewfinder.
A
The Viewfinder
Use the viewfinder to frame pictures when bright light makes it difficult to see the dis-
play in the monitor.
Note that because the image in the viewfinder may differ from
the final picture, the monitor should be used at distances of about 1m (3ft. 3in.) or
less, at image sizes of 3,648×2,432 (
h
) or 3,584×2,016 (
9
), or when using converter
lenses (available separately;
B
79, 90) or digital zoom (
B
19).
9
1/125
1/125
1/125
F4.3
F4.3
F4.3